[01/03/2025] PvE Specialist 6 and 7 rebalance and other changes

Greetings, dear community!

We are excited to present a new proposal to enhance the gameplay experience in our raids. In this patch, we will begin with the Act 5 raids, followed by those from Acts 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, and finally, the current Act 8 raids.

The proposal is simple: improve gameplay by updating the mechanics to make raids more engaging and interactive for players. Bosses will have increased HP, encouraging players to fully utilize their skill kits beyond just one or two buttons. This will make Eastmile more dynamic while making better use of SP mechanics, which, although simple, can be quite fun.

Don't worry! Since Act 5 raids will now take longer to complete, we have adjusted their rewards accordingly. This way, players won’t feel like they are spending more time on the content without receiving fair compensation.

Example:
Currently, a Kertos Raid, with a moderately equipped group, can be completed in 15–25 seconds. With the new changes, we have calculated that the same group will take 60–125 seconds, approximately 5 times longer. To balance this, we have adjusted the rewards equivalently, increasing them by approximately 5 times as well (Gold per raid, Reputation, Valyria, Pity Trophies, items inside boxes, and Battle Pass Tasks).

Our goal is to improve the overall gaming experience and make raids more enjoyable by encouraging different playstyles with SPs.

⚠ WARNING: This content is in an early stage, meaning it may receive balance patches if the team determines that the adjustments do not align with our initial expectations. If raid times or rewards are too short or too long, we will fine-tune them to maintain a healthy balance on the server.

Thank you for your time and patience. We hope you enjoy the content we are developing and the updates to come!

— Fixed an issue with the Soul Sync System visual windows that caused the client to crash.

— Fixed a bug in the Instant Battle that sometimes classified +95 level players in the +85 level rank event.

— Added two extra Land of Death schedules at 01:15 and 05:15.

— Now the Raid highscores will include the deciseconds to make the ranking more precise.

— The Hellbound Raid highscore has been reset due to the rebalance of PvE specialists 6 and 7.

— Now the Top of Jotun will receive a scroll in which you will be able to obtain one of all the visual Jotun specialist wings of your choice:

• Jötunheim Sky Dragon's Wings (Visual Reward) (Limited)
• Jötunheim Red Dragon's Wings (Visual Reward) (Limited)
• Jötunheim Green Dragon's Wings (Visual Reward) (Limited)
• Jötunheim Yellow Dragon's Wings (Visual Reward) (Limited)
• Jötunheim Blue Dragon's Wings (Visual Reward) (Limited)
• Jötunheim Purple Dragon's Wings (Visual Reward) (Limited)

— Now in the Asgobas Barricade event, players from the protector side will appear near the portal when they are teleported to the starting map.

— The monster spawn zones of all Act 8.2 maps have been reworked so that they are closer together as well as in the fire and shadow zones.

— The drop chances of Act 8.2 monsters have been readjusted. Among them, the chance of soul and equipment essence has been decreased, and the amount of ore and unknown ore drops has been reduced as in the fire and shadow maps.

— Now you will be able to have the skill bar of your specialists sorted differently depending on whether the specialist is PvE or PvP.

— Kertos Raid mechanics have been modified:

• At 55% and 33% HP he will choose a target and jump over it killing everyone within the area.
• At 75% HP it will summon its spawns, while they are alive the Kertos will have a damage reduction and will heal its life percentage every 2 seconds, the objective will be to kill the spawns as soon as possible, if in 20 seconds they aren’t killed the Kertos will temporarily receive another buff that will reduce the damage received even more, but if the spawns are killed within the time the Kertos will receive a negative effect during the next 20 seconds in which it will receive 50% more damage.

— Valakus Raid mechanics have been modified:

• At 65% HP it will summon its eggs and will receive a buff of damage reduction received while the spawns is still alive, the objective is to kill the eggs or hatchlings when they hatch because while they are alive the Valakus will have a reduction of damage received, if the hatchlings are killed within the time the Valakus will receive a negative effect during the next 20 seconds in which it will receive 50% more damage.
• At 33% of HP it will perform an area attack that randomly in each Raid can only be avoided by getting as close or as far away as possible from Valakus respectively, to know exactly what attack it will do you will have to look at the animations and visual effects of the Boss casting.

— The mechanics of the Raid Grenigas have been modified:

• At 65% and 33% of HP will summon the Phoenix and will receive a buff of damage reduction received while the phoenix is still alive, the objective is to kill it as soon as possible, because every 5 seconds that the Phoenix is alive will be summoning its eggs and the Grenigas will absorb those eggs to heal its life percentage. If the phoenix is killed the Grenigas will receive a negative effect during the next 20 seconds in which it will receive 50% more damage.

— The rewards of the Raid Osdraconis Aethereon chest have been changed:

• [REMOVED] Dona River Sand
• [REMOVED] Equipment Box: Bone Dragon
• [ADDED] Artifact Essence
• Decreased the amount of Equipment and Soul Essence

— Changed 5-star artifact chests crafting with Artifact's Soul Core from x2 to x1

— Changes have been made to the Osdraconis Aethereon Raid:

• Maximum number of players reduced from 15 to 8.
• The damage of all Raid enemies has been increased.
• Now you can forcibly attract minibosses with gathering skills.
• The HP of enemies has been slightly increased.
• Two levers have been removed.

Note: The objective of the Raid changes is to make it necessary to use the different roles, that's why in next raids more changes will be made in that direction if necessary.

— The rewards for the following Battle Pass levels have been changed:

— Added Dragon Gear Experience Ticket x100 for 200 PCs in the EastMall shop.

— Added Premium Trophy Upgrade Scroll x1 for 700 PCs in the EastMall shop.

Note: A maximum of 2 per month can be obtained.

— The following items have been repriced in EastMall:

• Legendary Box from 700 to 200 PC
• Otter from 700 to 300 PC
• Tattoo Swapping Pack (30 days) from 1000 to 300 PC
• Hunter's Medal (30 Days) from 700 to 300 PC
• Hunter's Medal (7 Days) from 250 to 100 PC

— The following changes have been made to the Premium Pack (30 days):

• [REMOVED] Dark Crystal Bead x3350
• [NEW] EastCoin Fortune Wheel Spin Coupon x10
• [NEW] PremiumCoin Fortune Wheel Spin Coupon x5

— The following changes have been made to the Utility Medal (30 days):

• [NEW] 6 extra Equipment Set slots.
• [NEW] 3 extra Tattoo Set slots.
• [NEW] 7 extra Personal Teleport slots.
• [NEW] 4 extra Soul Sync Set slots.

Players who activated the Utility Pack or Premium Pack bonus during this month as a small compensation for the disproportionate utility pack changes in the previous patch will receive PremiumCoin Fortune Wheel Spin Coupon x5.

— Changes have been made to the Aqua Bushi Hat:

— The following changes have been made:

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All changes aren't definitive, staff will follow live feedback and results closely, and adjustments will be made if necessary.

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Best regards,
 Eastmile Team